The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-16
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

Elections were ''eld in number of States
on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The result is sum-
married. below:
Nel0 York.-The entire Democratic State ticket
is elected The majority Of Cook over Col.
Fred Grant for Secretary OF State is about 49,
OoJ. There was a bitter tight in New York City
over the District Attorneyship the rival candi-
dates being COL John r. Fellows and Delaney
Nicoll, both Democrats. Fellows was
elected 10y about 10000 majority The Henry
George vote Is not much over $1,000 In the State.
There 10 n largely Increased Prohibition vote.
The Democrats made heavy gains in Buffalo.
The Democratic majority in New York and
Kings Counties Is about $1,000 The Legislature
is Republican by ~ ma ority on joint ballot.
Ohto-Gov. Foraker and the entire Repub-
lican State ticket are elected by pluralities
ranging from 1900 to 200. The Republican
majority in Hamilton County is 1888.
Acknowledgement Maxwell (Rep.) is elected
Supreme Judge by majority Of from 10000 TO
800 o, and the Republican candidates for re-
gents Of the State University, Is. Is. Davis and
George Roberts, have nearly the same majority
IOtod.-Complete returns from ffty-three
OF the ninety-nine counties in Iowa give Lar
rabee (Rep.l, for Governor, $500; Anderson
(Demo-Greenback, T,442; Cain, 6, l24 Farm
ham, IL Larrabee's plurality over Anderson
is lV,l27 ard his majority over all in these fifty
last year gave Jackson (Rep.l, s2,097; Sells
(Dem.l, 1905.
Oregon.-oregon voted only on a proposed
amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the
traffic in alcoholic liquors, which was defeated
by some 5000 majority.
NeiO JeTsey.-1he election in New Jersey was
for members of the Legislature. Republicans
have the Assembly by Ia majority and the Son
ate by majority.
Mississippi Mississippi voted for county
officers and members of the Legislature. Nearly
all those elected are straight-ou Democrats.
Virginia. The Democrats will have about
three-fourths OF the Senate and nearly two
thirds Of the House of Delegates, thus insuring
the election of Democratic successor to
United States Senator Riddleberser.
Pennsylvania. William Hart and Henry w.
Williams, composing the Republican State
ticket as candidates, respectively, for the
Offices of State Treasurer and Supreme Court
Judge, arr elected by 25,0O0 to 30,0 900 majority.
The greatest interest was manifested in the
contest in Philadelphia, between William X.
Leeds Republican, for Sheriff. and Charles ii.
Krumbhaar. Democrat. The Democrats man
aged TO defeat Leeds by about 5000 votes.
MdryldIid.-The Democrats elected the Gov
ernor and other State officers and ma ority of
the Legislature in Maryland, after the hitterest'
campaign ever fought in the State. Jackson's
for Il constitutional convention is defeated by
5000.
Mdssdch uSetts-The vote on Governor is di-
vided as follows: Ames, Republican, 135, 912 !;
Lowering Democrat lis, 81 Parle, Prohibition,
1867; Marks, Labor, S4s. This makos Ames
plurality IL GIL. against 9,i73 last year. Brack-
EFT, Republican, for Lieutenant Governor, has a
plurality of %. l4i over Cutting, Democrat.
ChtcdgO.-The election in Chicago and Cook
County for County Commi 'sioners resulted in
the choice of the Republican nominees. Judge
Gary before whom the anarchists were tried,
was on both the Republican and Democratic
tickets and is elected Judge of the Superior
Court Captain Black. counsel for the anarch-
lists, the opposing candidate but he received
only 6 25S votes.